SGB Update Sports & Fitness
Piperlime to Open Manhattan Store
Piperlime, the online shop owned by Gap Inc., will open its first retail store this fall, at 121 Wooster St. in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. The new 4,000 square foot Piperlime store will offer a similar curated assortment as online, immersing
CamelBak Renews Outdoor Nation Sponsorship
CamelBak signed on as the official hydration sponsor of Outdoor Nation for the third year in a row. CamelBak’s contribution will help support the 2012 Outdoor Nation Summits held this summer and fall in ten cities across the United States and the co
High Sierra Acquires Eponymous Domain Name
After many years of negotiation, High Sierra Sport Company has acquired the domain name HighSierra.com, which had been operated as a local travel and visitor site to promote real estate, tourism and other businesses in the Lake Tahoe area…
Heelys Q1 Revenues Grow
Heelys, Inc. reported that on a consolidated basis, net sales in the first quarter increased $1.2 million from $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, to $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012…
CODI’s CamelBak and ERGObaby Units Grow at Double-Digit Pace in Q1
Compass Diversified Holdings Inc. reported sales at its CamelBak, Fox Factory, Liberty Safe and ERGObaby units unit grew 23.2, 6.5, 4.7 and 19.3 percent respectively in the first quarter…
R.G. Barry’s Sales Jump 25 Percent in Third Quarter
R.G. Barry Corporation, which markets Dearfoams slippers, baggallini handbags and Foot Petals insoles, reported sales of $25.1 million in the third quarter ended March 31, up 24.9 percent from a year ago quarter…
Bill Chandler Becomes Partner at River Sports Outfitter
After 19+ years representing Mountain Hardwear in specialty outdoor retail channels, Bill Chandler will be transitioning into co-ownership of River Sports Outfitters in Knoxville, TN, where he will partner with industry veteran Ed McAlister. Mountain Hard
EMS to Celebrate Grand Opening of Second Portland, ME Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of a new store in South Portland, ME on May 11-13. The 20,442-square-foot space triples the company's presence in the Portland market, where EMS has operated its Marginal Way store since 2005…
Gander Mountain to Open Store in Florence, AL
Gander Mountain announced plans to open a store at The Shoals of northwest Alabama…
Sears Collaborates with Outdoor Life on Hunt/Fish Apparel Line
Sears and Bonnier Corporation's Outdoor Life have entered a relationship to launch a line of Outdoor Life branded sportswear for men, available in over 800 Sears stores nationwide and on Sears.com, beginning Sept., 2012…
Black Diamond Reports Early Sales of Spring Products Countered Loss of Winter ASAP Volume in First Quarter
Black Diamond Inc.’s sales and margins increased in the first quarter despite a decline in ASAP orders for ski hardgoods as its dealers moved up spring deliveries of more profitable mountaineering and climbing products to take advantage of unusually
Broder Bros. Q1 Revenues Climb 5 Percent
Broder Bros., Co. reported first quarter 2012 net sales were $183.3 million compared to $173.9 million for the first quarter 2011. Income from operations was $2.3 million…
Gildan to Acquire Anvil Knitwear
Gildan Activewear Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the common shares of Anvil Holdings, Inc., the parent of Anvil Knitwear, for a total purchase price of approximately U.S. $88 million. Anthony Corsano, president and CEO of
Academy Sports Tops J.D. Power Customer Service Survey
Academy Sports + Outdoors placed first in J.D. Power and Associates' inaugural report measuring the overall sporting goods retailer customer satisfaction experience. Others scoring high across a variety of measures were Hibbett Sports and Play It Aga
OBIT: Klaus Lenhart, CEO of Leki
Klaus Lenhart, owner of Leki poles, died in a plane crash on Monday. He was 56 years old…
